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The Ant and The Grasshopper

A long time ago, an ant and a grasshopper lived in a

garden close to some grain fields. The happy-go-lucky and

merry grasshopper always spent his time singing and

dancing in the garden. His friend, the little ant, was always

busy working. Even at the peak of summer, the ant carried

food grains from the nearby fields on her back and stored

them safely in her home. The grasshopper always made fun

of the hardworking ant.

He often asked her to leave all that work and join him in

singing and dancing. “Come on, my friend! What is the

need to sweat it out in this hot summer sun?” the

grasshopper asked the ant. “I am preparing for the winters,”

the ant replied.

The ant refused to join the grasshopper and continued

gathering grains instead. She kept herself busy storing food

supplies for the cold and harsh winters when it would be

difficult for her to venture out. The grasshopper laughed at

her and told her there was enough food for a lifetime.

The ant, however, never stopped working throughout the

summer. The grasshopper continued to sit in the shade of

the garden trees and sing happily. Summer gradually came

to an end, but that did not affect the grasshopper.

It also did not stop the ant from relentlessly carrying food

grains from the fields to her home. She stopped by and

advised her grasshopper friend to start storing food for the

winter for himself too. “Stop wasting your time and start

gathering some food. You will need it in the winters,” the

ant urged.”

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